May 12, 2012

New Archive Release: Packards' Vibration

The Packards' theme, or "Packards' Vibration", debuted with the intro of Andrew Packard at the end of episode 18 and became the Packards' dominant theme for the rest of the series. The version released on the second soundtrack was one of several tracks "spruced up" for the release. It featured a sped-up "Freshly Squeezed (Solo Vibraphone) at the beginning of the track, and also is slightly sped up and altered.The original version has now been released from the TP Archive.Packards’ Vibration (2:23)Episode 18: Catherine tells Josie that she is now her maid, threatens her, Andrew revealed to be aliveEpisode 19: Catherine & Pete dine, tells Josie to put on her little maid’s capEpisode 20: Truman is dismayed to find Josie working as Catherine’s maid, wants to take care of her (half-speed)Episode 22: Truman & Cooper meet with Josie, she holds Truman’s hand under the tableEpisode 22: Cooper lifts fiber from Josie’s coat, Eckhardt calls Josie, Catherine listensEpisode 22: Josie answers the door for EckhardtEpisode 22: Catherine talks to Eckhardt about giving Josie to him, Josie serves pig headEpisode 23: Josie enters, sees Andrew and collapses, Andrew laughsEpisode 23: After Hawk kicks Hank’s crutch out from under him, Truman yells to get him out of there, Cooper tells Albert he will try to get Josie to confessEpisode 23: Josie tells Catherine she feels like she is going insane, Catherine leaves her a gunEpisode 23: End of the Andrew and Josie toast sceneEpisode 23: Truman leaves Catherine’s to find Josie, Andrew reveals himself as alive to Eckhardt, points the finger at JosieEpisode 26: Pete drops, then opens the outermost box of the puzzle boxEpisode 27: After opening the puzzle box, Andrew smashes the smaller plastic box with a rolling pin to reveal a small metal boxEpisode 28: After shooting open the metal box Andrew, Pete & Catherine pull a key from it, place it in the cake-saverEpisode 28: Truman finds the bug in the bonsai (Owl Cave plays, but the ending of Packards' Vibration is used at the end)Also included with this release is the short track "The Mill Dirge", a variation on "The Mill Deal". The write-up included with the release states that the track was unheard, but it was in fact used at the end of episode 16:The Mill Dirge (0:31)Episode 16: End of episode- The owl flies towards the screen (segues from The Culmination)

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